Data from the most recent homeless point-in-time count show that Los Angeles County has the second-largest total homeless population and largest unsheltered homeless population in the nation. Within this population, Black people experiencing homelessness were vastly overrepresented. While Black people comprise only 9% of the County’s overall population, they represent 31% of the homeless population. Hispanic/Latino people, on the other hand, while still slightly underrepresented in the homeless population, represent the largest and fastest-growing group of people experiencing homelessness, increasing 76% between 2018 and 2024. Similarly, AIAN people experiencing homelessness more than tripled between 2020 and 2024, from 686 to 2369. Combined, these three
groups make up close to 3 out of every four people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, and if growth trends continue unchecked, this majority will likely continue to grow.
These alarming trends underscore the need for robust and intentional policy solutions aimed at addressing racial and ethnic disparities, which also drive homeless numbers throughout the County. The Equity Subcommittee of the Leadership Table Regional Homelessness Alignment (LTRHA) proposed an equity framework and metrics for the Responsive Regional Homelessness Plan (RHP) to meet this demand. Co-chaired by representatives from the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the LTRHA Equity Subcommittee engaged in multiple planning sessions to identify equity principles, strategies, and metrics that will ensure that equity is embedded in the goals outlined in Measure A.
The Equity Subcommittee proposed the below equity subgoals for consideration and approval by the LTRHA, and they approved on March 6, 2025; next, the subgoals and other Measure A metrics proposed by the LTRHA will go to the Executive Committee for Homelessness Regional Alliance (ECHRA) for consideration on March 14, 2025. Finally, the recommended metrics and subgoals will be elevated to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) for final approval before April 1, 2025, in line with the commitment set forth by Measure A.